Habs Weekly Junior School edition Friday 17 June 2022 Summer Term
Head of Junior School’s Message Mrs L Flynn In last week’s newsletter, I talked of the opportunities this half term affords us to celebrate all that has been achieved within our community this year, whilst also preparing for the new academic year. This half term also sees us saying our farewells to pupils and staff who will be leaving the school and welcoming in new faces who will join us from September. At the end of this term, we will say goodbye to Mr Hobley, Mrs Hunt and Miss Neminathan. Mrs Hunt and Miss Neminathan have worked together in Year 1 this year, joining us in September. Mrs Hunt leaves us for a school more local to her home and Miss Neminathan is embarking on her university studies at Warwick University, we wish them both well in their new adventures. Mr Hobley will be retiring from teaching this summer. A member of the Junior School team for more than 20 years, Mr Hobley has dedicated much of his career to the school. Through his calm, patient, and positive manner with pupils he has inspired generations of Habs Girls to fall in love with maths, science and of course, football. He will be missed by the entire community, but we wish him and his family all the best in his retirement. Mrs Ciucan, who has been training as a teacher with us this year, will be joining the staff full time as a class teacher in September. We also welcome Ms Bry to the class teaching team; although she accepted a post as an LSA in Year 1 last year, she is in fact a fully qualified teacher, we are delighted to be able to welcome her as a class teacher. Mrs Tiller will be joining us as an LSA from September. Following a period as Deputy Head (Academic) Mr Bloch has decided his passion lies in classroom teaching and will be stepping onto the class teaching team from September. Ms Lansdown will be stepping into the role of Deputy Head (Academic) from September. We also welcome Mrs Karaolou as office manager. I look forward to welcoming you into school on Tuesday 21 June.
We are excited to welcome parents and guardians to our Rainbow and KS1 Sports Day!
Friday 24 June 2022 Rainbow: 10.30am start KS1: 1.45pm start
Junior School Sports Day Save the date
We are excited to welcome parents and guardians to our KS2 Sports Day!
Monday 20 June 2022
Junior School Sports Day Save the date
Junior School Looking ahead...
Whole School HABS CHORISTERS - EVENSONG Since February our new choral group, Habs Choristers, have been rehearsing twice weekly and, on Saturday 18 June, they will be performing outside of Habs for the first time, singing Evensong at St John the Baptist Church at 5.45pm. The choristers will be joined by a group of professional singers for the service, which will include music by Stanford, Wood and Howard Goodall. The service is open to all and should be finished by about 6.30pm.
Y1 Science topic
Y2
Year 2 Auditions for Habs Choristers
NOTICE As part of our science topic of plants this half term, we are making seed paper for planting. Please can you child bring in in one egg carton or one newspaper by Thursday 23 June.
NOTICE Does your child enjoy singing? In January we launched Habs Choristers. It was initially open to Years 3, 4 and 5 and now we are ready for new members and would love to invite Year 2 pupils to audition. Click here for further details.
Y6 Year 6 Party NOTICE We are excited to announce that the Guild committee has now finalised arrangements for the Year 6 Party! Click here for further details.
Reminders
Whole School Habs bookshop WEEK BEGINNING 20 JUNE We will be running our own Habs bookshop the week beginning 20 June, offering a selected range of books. Pupils will visit the bookshop during their library lesson, KS2 will also be able to visit during lunchtimes. Most of the books will be priced at around £5; others up to a maximum of £9. To purchase books, pupils should bring cash, preferably in a named envelope. We hope for an enjoyable week, discovering and celebrating books new and old.
Y1 to 6 Induction Evening T U E S D AY 2 1 J U N E Induction evenings will take place for new Year 1 to 6 classes on Tuesday 21 June, following changeover morning for the pupils earlier in the day. We have done our best to accommodate families with siblings and invite parents to join us in the Junior School at the following times: Years 3, 4 and 5: 6.15pm to 7pm
Y5 5 Aesc Assembly 27 JUNE We are delighted to invite you to come and watch the 5 Aesc class assembly on Monday 27 June, from 8.45am to 9.15am, in the Performance space. Please come past the Junior School and enter through the DT doors. The pupils are very much hoping you can join us.
Refreshments: 7pm to 7.30pm Years 1, 2 and 6: 7.30pm to 8.15pm Please join the session for the year group your child is entering in September. We look forward to seeing you!
Y4 to 6 Chamber Strings 29 JUNE RESCHEDULED Rebecca Boyle is unable to run chamber strings on the Wednesday 29 June 4-4.15pm. She would like to run this session on Friday 1 July from 12.30-1.15pm.
Reminders
Y4 Summer Recitals Year 4 Music Recital 29 June 8.45am to 10.15am in the Sime Hall
Whole School Summer Concert T U E S D AY 5 J U LY Our Summer Concert will take place on Tuesday 5 July at 7pm in the Prevett Hall. Pupils in the ensembles and the Year 5 and 6 soloists will need to bring their instruments in for a rehearsal on the day of the concert (5 July). For the concert itself, instrumentalists should arrive at the Prevett Hall no later than 6.15pm, and the rest of the pupils who are taking part should arrive at 6.30pm. Pre-concert drinks will be available for the audience at 6.30pm at the Prevett Hall entrance. We expect the concert to end by 8.15pm. Concert dress is school uniform. Click here to book tickets from Thursday 30 June at 9pm. The Box Office will close at 8am on Tuesday 5 July. There is no charge for tickets and are limited to two per family. Pupils taking part in the concert do not need tickets. We look forward to seeing you at the concert which promises to be a varied programme and a real musical treat.
Reminders
Whole School Tooled Up As you will have seen from Mrs Flynn’s message, next week brings Changeover Day, and an opportunity for us to welcome new pupils into the Junior School, acknowledge those who are starting the journey of leaving us here in the Junior School, and for everyone to get ready for the changes and transitions that come for us all each September. Do please have a look at any of the below dates for talks, or resources that are available for you on Tooled Up Education, or look at last week’s newsletter. Please be in touch with Mrs Lovejoy if you require any assistance logging in to your account. slovejoy@habsgirls.org.uk
Upcoming talks: 22 June 2022 7.30pm – Zoom webinar: Tooled Up Transitions: Moving from primary to secondary, prep to senior school: optimal ways to support your child Please register here 27 June 2022 8pm - Zoom Q&A webinar: Dr Kathy Weston & Dr Anna ConwayMorris, Ask Us Anything – One hour with an Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Parenting Expert Please register here
Helpful resources: Helping Young Children Navigate Change and Move into a New Setting Successfully - Tooled Up Education 10 Strategies for Making Friends (in Environments Where You Don’t Know Anyone) - Tooled Up Education Supporting Your Child Moving from Prep to Senior School: 10 Tips for Parents and Carers - Tooled Up Education
Whole School Reminders Lunch Menu WEEK COMMENCING M O N D AY 6 J U N E Please click here to view the lunch menus for the following week.
Breakfast and After School Care B O O K I N G I N F O R M AT I O N
NOTICE After half term we will be taking time to ensure that all snacks brought in to school are in line with our agreed list, as this has become increasingly lax. As a reminder, we are a nut and seed free school, and the snacks that are allowed are outlined below. Please also note that as a school we provide fresh fruit every day, which is available to all pupils should they wish to have some.
Click here to book your child into the breakfast club or After School Care (ASCF) the week commencing Monday 27 June Prearranged bookings can be made up until 12pm the Friday before. After this time, please email ascf@habsboys.org.uk. Please note, there may be a small charge for ASCF after 4pm.
Cornflower Assembly 10 June
Friday afternoon assemblies are always a time of joy and celebration in the Junior School. Our weekly Cornflower Assembly celebrates individuals who have particularly demonstrated ways in which they have embodied our school values: Courage, Curiosity, Community and Ambition. Without fail, the pupils in our school community celebrate the successes of their peers, as well as take time to reflect on the ways in which they have, themselves, taken risks, wondered why, supported others and aimed high. We all love Cornflower Assemblies, and hope that you enjoy celebrating weekly with us too.
Ambition
Community
We set our sights high in terms of what we want to achieve as individuals and as a community, in and outside the classroom, aspiring to achieve our full potential in whatever we put our minds to.
Since we were founded, we have had an inherent responsibility to our diverse internal and wider community and continue to dedicate ourselves to nurturing it and supporting each other to be our best selves.
FLORENCE (4 ALEPH)
ANNIE (4 AESC)
ANTHEA (2A)
LAILA (2 ALPHA)
CHLOE (5 ALEPH)
ANUSHKA (5 ALEPH)
MILLI (5 AESC)
AURELIA (3 ALPHA) SUNAINA (1 PURPLE)
Courage
Curiosity
We believe in the courage to face challenge, embrace opportunity and step out of our comfort zones to grow and become our best selves, whilst also having courage in our conviction, remaining true to our moral compass and what we believe is the right thing to do.
In a diverse world, we believe that growth comes from not standing still. We are driven by an unending desire to learn and improve, not standing still and having an open and enquiring mind to anything we face.
ELIZ (3A)
LOTTIE (RAINBOW RED)
OLIVIA (1 ORANGE)
ALAINA (RAINBOW YELLOW)
MOON (RAINBOW BLUE) ELLA (6 ALEPH)
School Community Jeremy Strong visit Jeremy Strong meeting all our Junior pupils today on his Laugh Your Socks Off tour. Jeremy is a former pupil at Habs Boys (East London campus). Pupils have enjoyed hearing him read and talk about his life as a writer, and he has been busy signing books too.
Sport Year 6 Rounders Match v NLCS On Wednesday 15 of June Habs played against North London Collegiate School, we put five teams forward and each team played immensely well. We each had our 10-minute turns to bat and field. Some matches were very strategic and competitive. Although one out of the five teams lost, all students thoroughly enjoyed the games.
CALENDAR DATES
CALENDAR DATES
S AT U R D AY 1 8 J U N E * Year 6 Swimming * Year 5 and 6 Football - Watford and Distrct tournament Habs Choristers Evensong at St John the Baptist Church
F R I D AY 1 J U LY Year 6 Valedictories to parents Years 2, 4 and 6 Family Friday Years 5 and 6 Author visit: Alexandra Hart and Phoebe Sleeman
M O N D AY 2 0 J U N E Year 3 to 6 Sports Day Beginning of Habs Bookshop week T U E S D AY 2 1 J U N E Junior School changeover day Year 1 to 6 Induction evening W E D N E S D AY 2 2 J U N E * Years 5 and 6 Rounders W E D N E S D AY 2 2 T O F R I D AY 2 4 J U N E Year 4 Norfolk Lakes Residential F R I D AY 2 4 J U N E Family Friday Rainbow, Year 2, 4 and 6 Rainbow Sports Day Year 1 and 2 Sports Day T U E S D AY 2 8 J U N E Year 2 Playstrings Performances
* Selected pupils will be invited to participate in fixtures via Evolve
M O N D AY 4 J U LY Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly Year 6 Leavers’ Party T U E S D AY 5 J U LY Junior School Summer Concert